Spencer Platt / Getty Images Inflation was unexpectedly cool in November, as measured by Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), the measure preferred by Federal Reserve policymakers. The yearly ...
Inflation has come down substantially and economic growth remains relatively robust, particularly for the United States. But the outlook for 2025 remains murky, as President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
The downside to these reports is that such a solid economy could keep up pressure on inflation and could make the Federal Reserve less likely to make interest rate cuts. Inflation has remained ...
Remember when inflation was “transitory”? “We have in recent months seen some inflation,” Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said in June 2021, adding that the United States would probably ...
By Jeanna Smialek Federal Reserve officials are closely watching how inflation shapes up as they contemplate when and how much to cut interest rates in 2025, and the latest inflation data offers ...
Rachel Reeves has repeatedly told us that Labour will not play "fast and loose" with the public finances but is the government playing fast and loose with inflation? At 2.6%, the inflation rate is ...
But what economists call “soft landings” – when an economy slows just enough to curb inflation, but not enough to cause a recession – are only soft until they aren’t. As we turn to 2025 ...
Some economists say Fed officials could be making a blunder that risks reigniting inflation and undercutting their pledge to rely on the latest data when making rate decisions. “I think a rate ...
bernardbodo / Getty Images Nearly eight in 10 pre-retirees and a majority of current retirees said that their savings and investments not keeping up with inflation was a concern, a new survey finds.
Inflation was more manageable than expected in November, according to the Federal Reserve’s favored measure of price changes, as sticky inflation douses investors and borrowers’ hopes of much ...